The already busy local hip-hop scene has just gotten a little more crowded. For full-length "Watch and Learn," Anthony "$killz" Kolstad spits fast rhymes, and gets a nice boost from Aderson "Lib" Gonzalez (who worked on Yo-Dot's "Red Mist," one of my favorite local albums last year.)

Perhaps Mondays will be easier to take if they come with huli huli chicken. Ono Kine Grindz, the Hawaiian shop and casual, order-at-the-counter restaurant at 7215 W. North Ave. in Wauwatosa, now is open for lunch daily.

Co-owner David Lau said lunch has proved so popular that it’s being extended to Monday and Tuesday, served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Nov. 4, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

Spring Green — When we last checked in with actors Jim DeVita and Tracy Michelle Arnold, they were opening an intense American Players Theatre production of "Antony and Cleopatra," sacrificing kingdoms and continents for all-consuming love.

But that was August and now it's November, with the ripening and sensual world of late summer replaced by something altogether bleaker and colder, in which sex is about power rather than passion. | Nov. 4, 2013»Read Full Article(1)

When I heard that Lou Reed died Oct. 27, I did what many fans did: I listened to his music, in some instances songs I hadn't played in years. That got me thinking about what I liked and didn't like about his music and that, gentle reader, brought me to "a very big decision" (to quote Reed's "Heroin").

I decided to listen to his solo albums, in chronological order, and blog about them here. Starting Friday, I'll blog about an album each week until I've finished going through his body of work. | Nov. 4, 2013»Read Full Blog Post

When Florida Georgia Line visited Milwaukee in July, they played a 30-minute opening set for Luke Bryan at Summerfest.

Even then, the duo's popularity far exceeded their billing. Despite the early stage call, the Marcus Amphitheater was packed and fans sang back the chorus to their huge country and pop hit, "Cruise." When their Sunday night headlining gig in the Rave's Eagles Ballroom was announced, it quickly sold out. | Nov. 4, 2013»Read Full Article(1)